Over 60 recipes for delicious, home-cooked, nourishing meals from your electric slow cooker.

Over 60 recipes for delicious, home-cooked, nourishing meals from your electric slow cooker.

For anyone who loves good food but has little time to spend cooking, an electric slow cooker (crockpot) can fit perfectly into a busy lifestyle. They can be used day or night, and you don't have to stay at home to keep an eye on your cooking while you produce hearty, healthy food for all the family. The recipes in this book mainly use sustaining grains, beans, and legumes, along with superfood vegetable ingredients and high protein foods including fish, poultry, and meat. The addition of fresh herbs and super spices such as turmeric and ginger adds flavor as well as packing a nutritional punch. Ideas for Breakfast & Brunch include Sweet Potato & Cauliflower Hash with Pumpkin Seeds; Best Baked Beans; Spiced Fruit Compote with Chia; and Apple Pie Porridge with Blueberries and Toasted Almonds. Light Bites & Lunches to share include Mung Bean Hummus; Supergreen Soup; Beet Falafel; Steamed Savory Garbanzo Cake with a Spinach Raita; and Mackerel with Lime & Mango Salsa. Deliciously sustaining recipes for Weekdays include Jamaican Black Bean Pepper Pot; Yellow Split Pea & Coconut Curry; Poached Fish in Dashi Broth with Kombu & Edamame; Chicken & Chipotle Barley Bowl; and Asian Beef Broth with Orange & Star Anise. At the Weekends feast on comforting Winter Chestnut & Puy Lentil Stew; Bonfire Adzuki Bean Chili; and Five-spice Pulled Pork with Asian Slaw or choose a lighter option such as the Sri-Lankan Fish Curry; Chicken, Faro & Porcini Pilaf; or a Moroccan Harissa-spiced Lamb Salad. Discover the convenience and versatility of your slow cooker (crockpot) with these inspired and nourishing recipes.

These two superb books offer the complete guide to wholefood vegetarian cookery. Together they feature over 300 recipes, from hearty soups and nutritious weekday meals to a tempting selection of dishes for special occasions. The Practical Encyclopaedia of Wholefoods contains ideas for using fruit, vegetables, seeds, beans, pasta, grains, dairy produce and non-dairy substitutes and The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook explores vegetarian cuisine further. This is an essential boxed set for every kitchen and every cook.

With more than 100 step-by-step recipes shown in full-color photographic detail, Kids' Fun and Healthy Cookbook will prove that healthy food can be fun! This cookbook is a lively collection of recipes for kids that encourages healthy eating and asks kids to consider what they eat and how it affects their bodies.

Featuring everything from pizzas and burgers to tofu kebabs and seafood salads, each dish in Kids' Fun and Healthy Cookbook has been developed by an award-winning food writer to both nourish the body and tempt the taste buds. Step-by-step photographs help junior chefs through each recipe, and food fact sections highlight specific ingredients and detail what makes them nutritious.

The recipes in this book will take kids through their day from start to finish. Make nourishing breakfasts like breakfast tortillas, fruit smoothies, and banana pancakes; create light meals like turkey burgers and minestrone; move on to main courses like chicken drumsticks and pesto pasta; and top it all off with desserts like tropical yogurt ice, apple muffins, cherry pies, and sunflower seed rolls. A fact-filled introductory section introduces concepts like fruits and veggies, starches, proteins, and fats and sugars, while a handy glossary at the end clarifies all the terms and phrases kids need to know.

Get ready, get healthy, get cooking!

After writing several award-winning health and nutrition titles that have had great success in the UK, Nicola Graimes makes her debut in the US market with the first book to focus on children and brain power and the foods that truly can improve intelligence and those that can hinder it. With her exciting positive twist on the link between the food that children eat and their mental development, Graimes offers parents new ways and reasons to give their children (from pregnancy through primary school) and the essential foods and nutrients they require.

BRAIN FOODS FOR KIDS includes:

-A clear and easy-to-follow introduction to the principles of good childhood nutrition and information on all the latest science on brain-boosting foods

-Practical, kid-tested advice on incorporating the essential foods into a child-friendly diet

-Special brain-box features to explain the health-giving, mind-boosting properties of each of the featured dishes

-Teaches how to recognize foods containing additives and pesticides, and how to choose healthy, nutritious ingredients

-Advice on using diet to control and avoid behavioral problems such as ADHD

Graimes divides the book into two sections. The first is full of advice, bursting with color photographs and helpful scientific facts as palatable for adult readers as the recipes are for their children. The second part covers more than 100 recipes for every meal of the day, parties, picnics, and plenty of delicious snacks. And the perforated at-a-glance weekly menu planner can be torn out for posting on the fridge.

Features a fantastic range of vegetarian dishes suitable for all occasions, from breakfasts and bruches to main courses, tarts, pizzas and salads, as well as desserts, cakes and breads.
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How to choose, store and use vegetables, fruits, herbs, cereals, pulses, grains, seeds and dairy produce, with a full visual directory for healthy cooks.

The Big Book of Low-Carb Recipes is the essential tool for anyone who is interested in controlling their weight by cutting down their intake of carbohydrates. And if you thought that a low-carb lifestyle meant eating unlimited amounts of unhealthy, fatty foods, then think again The key to success is eating the right type of carb alongside good sources of protein and fat. By focusing on unrefined carbohydrates - and eating these in carefully controlled amounts - you can keep blood sugar levels steady, have heaps of energy, and feel full for longer. Featuring innovative, delicious and nutritionally balanced dishes, The Big Book of Low-Carb Recipes provides a safe and responsible blueprint for low-carb eating.

Harness every season's flavours with recipes combining fresh produce with lasting staples - clever and delectable vegetarian recipes that can make a real difference to your household budget.

Seasonal eating - when done right - is wonderful for your tastebuds, your mind, and your bank account. Forget shopping at discount supermarkets, buying inferior products or cutting back on food; Nicola Graimes, the award-winning vegetarian author, has written a truly inventive and savvy book showing how adopting a vegetarian diet can significantly cut the cost of your shopping.

The Thrifty Veggie shows how to seek out the best-value vegetarian meals, focusing on in-season ingredients combined with trusty store cupboard staples, buying in bulk, and making full use of leftovers. Pick up beetroot from a market stall, for example, or from your veg patch, and find brilliant tips and recipes for delicious meals to enjoy with friends and family, using up every edible bit, even the stalks and leaves. Try making the most of seasonal fare with Winter Root, Cheddar & Cider Pie, buying in bulk for the Chipotle Cakes with Chilli & Lime Yogurt, or even revive the handful of leftover beans in the fridge with Last-of-the-Beans Risotto.

Complete with brilliant tips and nuggets of information, all the recipes are modern, international and truly mouth-watering.

Discover the convenience and versatility of your slow cooker with over 60 inspired, tried-and-tested and nourishing recipes.

For anyone who loves good food but has little time to spend cooking, an electric slow cooker can fit perfectly into a busy lifestyle. They can be used day or night, and you don't have to stay at home to keep an eye on your cooking while you produce hearty, healthy food for all the family to enjoy. The recipes in this book mainly use sustaining grains, beans, and legumes, along with vegetable ingredients and lean high protein foods, including fish, poultry, and meat. The addition of fresh herbs and spices with known health-giving qualities, such as turmeric and ginger, adds flavor as well as packing an extra nutritional punch.

Discover the plant-based goodness your electric slow cooker can provide, with over 60 convenient and delicious vegetarian and vegan recipes.

For those of us with busy lifestyles and little time to spend in the kitchen, it can be hard to find convenient ways to whip up meat-free meals. Let your slow cooker do all the work for you here, with this delicious range of recipes for vegan and vegetarian magic. Spend a little time preparing and let your meals cook away without you having to watch over them! These delicious dishes have something for the everyday, from simple plant-based essentials to more impressive recipes for special occasions.

More than 100 seasonal, everyday meals for friends and family from The Part-Time Vegetarian's kitchen.

Since The Part-Time Vegetarian was published in 2015 the food landscape has changed. Proving itself more than a passing fad, the term flexitarian was added to the OED in 2015 and this way of eating has been highlighted by nutritionists and environmentalists as a necessity for the long-term health of both ourselves and our planet. Beyond eating less meat and more veg, awareness of the importance of eating sustainable, seasonal food is also on the increase. The moment a plant is harvested its nutrients start to deplete, so the sooner it is on the plate, the tastier and more nutritious it is.

The Part-Time Vegetarian's Year includes over 100 flexible recipes ordered by season, making it easy to work with the calendar to produce delicious food all year round. In spring, feast on a Rejuvenating Coconut and Spinach Broth or Spring Vegetable Fritto Misto. Summer brings a refreshing Watermelon, Pitta and Goat's Cheese Salad or Avocado, Pea and Mint Pasta. In autumn, cuddle up with a warming Baked Cauliflower Cheese Risotto or Smoky Aubergine Chilli. Finally, winter gives us comforting Winter Green Noodles and Celeriac, Ginger and Sesame Bhajis. From summer barbecues to festive feasts, each chapter also contains at least one full feature menu for easy entertaining. All of the recipes are vegetarian, but most feature a Part-Time Variation, showing you how to include an element of meat or fish, or even how to make the dish fully vegan, if you would like.

This is the perfect book to support your food journey whether you are fully vegetarian, just dipping a toe in the water, or someone looking to cut down on their meat intake a few days a week.

A collection of over 100 powerhouse recipes for fresh juices and smoothies, blended from fruit and vegetables and packed with added super-nutrients.

A collection of over 100 powerhouse recipes for fresh juices and smoothies, blended from fruit and vegetables and packed with added super-nutrients.

Whether you're looking for a punchy pick-me-up, an effective detoxifier, or an anti-aging rejuvenator, Superfood Juices & Smoothies shows how to make flavor-packed drinks with unbeatable therapeutic properties. Along with the nutrients gleaned from superfood fresh fruit and vegetables, these great-tasting glassfuls contain the added benefit of active super-nutrients such as spirulina, wheatgrass, maca, baobab, açaí berries, chia seeds, and raw cacao among others. The first chapter, Detoxifiers, includes delicious recipes such as the Minty Fresh, designed to flush out the digestive system and encourage the elimination of toxins, and the Clear Mind packed with blueberries to boost concentration and memory. Energy-Enhancers features uplifting drinks such as the Super Boost, Rocket Fuel, and Raspberry and Goji Restorer. If you're feeling under the weather, try a warm, spicy and restorative Cold Comfort from the collection of Pick-me-ups. Alongside over 100 recipes there are also tips for getting the most from your fresh produce. For those who want to start from scratch, there are also recipes for making your own yogurt and dairy-free nut milks, as well as sprouting seeds and beans at home so you can be confident that your drink is 100% home-produced as well as tasting delicious!

The common link between vegetarians and part-time vegetarians (flexitarians) is that they like to base their meals on vegetables. Whether this is for health, economic or moral reasons (or a combination of all three), the fact is a flexitarian diet - one that is largely vegetarian but occasionally includes poultry, meat and seafood - is growing in popularity and is a long-term trend that cannot go ignored. Let's face it the flexitarian or semi-vegetarian diet is the way to go: meat and fish are becoming prohibitively expensive; our current consumption cannot be sustained in years to come; and the health benefits of a vegetarian diet are well documented. But while the number of vegetarians is significant, a study by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that nearly two out of three vegetarians occasionally like to meat, chicken or fish. The Part-Time Vegetarian Cookbook shows just how delicious, adaptable and varied this way of eating can be. Rather than taking centre stage, meat or fish are not the main focus of the recipes, which value the often under-used and under-valued vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts, eggs and dairy foods. The recipes are not about taking something away, however, but adding a new dimension and consequently widening and extending the homecook's repertoire of dishes. Organised by meal type, The Part-Time Vegetarian Cookbook features chapters on Breakfasts & Brunches, Small Bites (snacks, lunches and light meals), Weekday Suppers, Weekend Cooking, Food for Sharing (entertaining, special occasion, celebrations and al fresco) and Something Sweet. The recipes are all vegetarian, but can easily be adjusted to suit non-vegetarians.

The Top 100 Low-Carb Recipes is the essential tool for anyone who is interested in controlling their weight by cutting down their intake of carbohydrates. And if you thought that a low-carb lifestyle meant eating unlimited amounts of unhealthy, fatty foods, then think again The key to success is eating the right type of carb alongside good sources of protein and fat. By focusing on unrefined carbohydrates - and eating these in carefully controlled amounts - you can keep blood sugar levels steady, have heaps of energy, and feel fuller for longer. Featuring innovative, delicious and nutritionally balanced dishes, this varied collection of 100 recipes from all over the world provides a safe and responsible blueprint for low-carb eating.

The wok is a tremendous tool in the kitchen, but all too often it is under-used and unappreciated. With I Love My Wok, rediscover how you can use just one pan to make mouthwatering, fresh and healthy dishes. Featuring over 100 inspiring recipes for snacks, lunches and dinners, all of which are easy to follow and simple to make, you'll learn how to make the most of your wok.
Learn all the techniques you need - be it steaming, stir-frying, deep-frying, braising, or even smoking - to recreate exciting dishes from all over the world. Spicy curries, speedy stir-fries, healthy steamed vegetable and fish dishes, delicious dim sum, and amazing Asian soups and broth can all be on the table in no time at all. This is wok cooking at its best, and this wonderful selection of delicious and nutritious meals is the perfect addition to the kitchen bookshelf.

This title is packed with recipes for all occasions, from dinner parties to midweek suppers, and for all seasons, from summer salads to winter stews. In some dishes, vegetables take the starring role, while others are based on cheese and dairy products. Clear step-by-step instructions make cooking these dishes easy.

Healthy eating has never been more popular and it has been proven in many recent studies that there are positive benefits of eating the right balance of natural foods such as fruit, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds and beans - ingredients that are the foundation of a vegetarian whole food diet. This wonderful new book explains all these nutrition ingredients, and includes over 100 enticing vegetarian recipes.

Kick-start your day, pep yourself up mid-afternoon, or power-up after a hard workout--Nicola Graimes has gathered recipes for the 100 best beverages you can make in a juicer or blender. Super-quick and ultra-easy to make, each drink is bursting with goodness.

From the seriously frivolous Peach Baby to the skin-saving Green Goddess, you can indulge your decadent side and enhance your health at the same time. The chapter on Coolers and Quenchers will help you chill out and recharge on a hot day. The chapter on Pick-Me-Ups and Revivers are packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. These super-juices will rejuvenate your body and mind.

Whether you choose cleansing blends to brighten dull skin, want an instant, delicious detox in-aglass, or need immunity-boosting ingredients to fight colds and combat stress, with Easy Juicing you'll look amazing and feel fabulous all year round.

Finally, you'll love Nicola's Tipples, whether you're planning a party, an intimate soir e, or are just in the mood for an adult drink, these recipes are guaranteed to liven things up. Fruity twists on cocktail classics include a gin Bramble, Dolce Vita, or Mango Daiquiri--could be just the thing to give your night that extra edge.

Most of us eat too much sugar, which can have serious repercussions on our health and well-being. It is widely accepted that a diet too high in sugar can cause mood swings, fatigue, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and even premature ageing. But eating low-sugar foods doesn't have to mean being condemned to a dull diet, as the wonderful range of recipes in this book demonstrates. The good news is that there are numerous naturally sweet foods and flavourings that can be substituted so that there's no need to resort to artificial sweeteners with their reported adverse health effects. Here, Nicola Graimes presents more than 100 easy-to-follow meals and snacks, inspired by recipes from around the world. Chapters are divided into Breakfasts, Brunches, Light Meals, Snacks, Dinners, Desserts, and Cakes, Bakes, Breads. You'll find delicious family favourites ranging from curries, stews, stir-fries and salads to sponge puddings, muffins and cheesecakes. Savoury foods can also be surprisingly high in added sugar, particularly canned foods and sauces, and you'll find specially adapted dishes for healthier, low-sugar alternatives. All the recipes have been carefully created to be suitable for diabetics to meet their dietary requirements. This means that they are also low in salt and saturated fat and high in unrefined carbohydrates and fibre - not forgetting packed with bountiful amounts of fresh produce. Clear at-a-glance symbols highlighting nutritional benefits provide an additional valuable feature.